Chatter

Chatter is a simple chat application that allows users to chat with each other in real-time. It is built using React and Flask.

Tutorial: Build the best Chat App with Python, JavaScript & Chat Engine

Setup

1. Create a empty directory and navigate to it.
2. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/alamorre/js-chat-website.git frontend
3. Navigate to the frontend directory: cd frontend
4. Install the dependencies: npm install and run the application: npm run dev
5. Open a new terminal and navigate to the root directory of the project.
6. Create backend directory: mkdir backend and cd backend.
7. Create a virtual environment: python -m venv venv(Windows) and activate it: source venv/Scripts/activate(Windows) or source venv/bin/activate(Mac/Linux).
8. Install the dependencies: pip install fastapi "uvicorn[standard]" requests.
9. Run the backend server: uvicorn main:app --reload --port 3001.